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Smithsonian Magazine17d
At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way
Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at ...
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The Largest Tortoise Ever Recorded In Captivity Was A Great, Lumbering Reptile
One rises above them all when talking sheer mass: the Galápagos giant tortoise. Thought to have migrated to the area from South America 2 to 3 million years prior, these often sociable reptiles ...
A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado
A beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly ...
Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...
USA Today19d
Couple new parents to 4 babies at nearly 100 years old? It happened in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia couple − actually, a couple of endangered Galapagos tortoises − are now parents ... in 2019 at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in South Carolina. Breeding pairs are also at ...
U.S. News & World Report11d
El Chato Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz Island)
U.S. News Insider Tip: On the way to the ranch, observe giant tortoises harmoniously coexisting with cows. Upon arrival, savor a traditional Galapagos coffee with lemongrass. Also, seize the ...
NBC 6 South Florida17d
100 years in the making: Endangered tortoises welcome 4 hatchlings at Philadelphia Zoo
That's the case for a pair of critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises after four baby tortoises recently hatched at the Philadelphia Zoo. The parents -- aptly-named Mommy and ...